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What Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said about Arizona State
No. 19 Kansas State (7-2, 4-2) has had an extra week to prepare for Arizona State (7-2, 4-2).
After suffering a stunning 24-19 loss to Houston on Nov. 2, the Wildcats have used their bye week to get healthy and to put together a plan to try to stop the surging Sun Devils.
“Anybody can beat anybody in this league. We all know that,” Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said during his weekly press conference. “We’re playing a really good Arizona State team that’s a hot team, that’s playing well and finding ways to win. So we’ve got to put play our best football.”
ASU coach Kenny Dillingham said that Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Skattebo will be back in the lineup Saturday after missing ASU’s win over UCF with a shoulder injury. Despite Skattebo’s return, the Sun Devils enter the game as 7.5-point underdogs.
Here are the highlights from Klieman’s press conference:
Klieman on his team’s mindset after losing to Houston:
“It sometimes gets forgotten we are a seven and two football team that has a lot of things in front of us to play for. We don’t know and we can’t control what other teams are going to do. I think everybody knows this. A lot of things can still happen. But for us we’ve got to play and practice and prepare mentally and physically each day to give ourselves a chance to be successful.”
Klieman on ASU running back Cam Skattebo
“He’s a stud. He’s a downhill guy, but he’s got enough quickness. He’s got great hands out of the back field. He’ll pass protect. He’s an every down back. Fun kid to watch. He breaks tackles. You’re not going to arm tackle him. You know he’s had a tremendous year, one of the best years in the Big 12 and deserves all the accolades that he’s receiving. He’s a terrific player.”
Klieman on what ASU is building under coach Dillingham:
“I think coach Dillingham’s done a phenomenal job. They’ve had some success in the transfer portal for sure. Second year in the system, those guys are are playing with a lot of confidence. A wide receiver [Jordyn Tyson] that is as good as we’ve seen in the league. He’s making play after play. And I know a lot of the defensive guys. I know the D coordinator and the linebackers coach, Brian Ward and AJ Cooper. They’re great coaches, they’re great human beings. They’re playing at a high level.”
Klieman on Arizona State’s offense:
get it to the tailback you know I mean scabo is a great player and that’s they they focused their offense around him which they should because if they do that then they’re opening up all their play action passes their rpos um you know they they force you sometimes to put more people in the box which gives them one-on-one coverage um you know I I they’ve done really good job of staying balanced I’m I’m running and passing it uh what do you want to see from the wide receiver room over these last three games of the year just same as we want to see from every group consistency um continuing to improve um you know everybody I think all every position you could bring Austin Austin Moore and Brenan ma in here Hadley Panzer Maris seagull some of our captains a and stuff and say okay what do we got to do we all can play a little
Klieman on ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt:
“I don’t think a lot of people knew about [Sam Leavitt] coming into the season, and I know that they had gone through the transfer portal and had found some other transfers I believe. But he beat him out and obviously you see why now. He really makes them go because he can beat you with his legs and he’s got really good arm talent. But he’s just hard to sack. I mean he’s smart enough to know ‘okay I can’t take this hit, can’t take the sack’ and throwing it away. … I know he got banged up. I can’t remember what game it was, so he’s probably a little bit more disciplined in running, of saying it’s okay to slide or get out of bounds. But when I’ve got to make the play, I’ll make the play and run for the first down. But I just think the fact that he can do it throwing and running is what is so impressive.”
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Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang talks about Drake
Kansas State basketball coach Jerome Tang talks about Drake ahead of the Wildcats’ Tuesday night’s game at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas State basketball ends a 10-day layoff at its home away from home Tuesday against unbeaten Drake at T-Mobile Center.
The Wildcats (6-3) will try to get back on track after a second-half collapse resulted in an 88-71 loss at St. John’s on Dec. 7 as part of the Big 12/Big East Bash series. But they face a red-hot Drake team that is off to a 9-0 start under first-year coach Ben McCollum, including victories over Miami (Fla.), Florida Atlantic and Vanderbilt.
McCollum, who won four NCAA Division II championships at Northwest Missouri State, brought four starters with him to Drake, including top three scorers Bennett Stirtz (17.8 points, 6.1 assists per game), Daniel Abreu (13.9 points) and Mitch Mascari (12.2 points). The Bulldogs have five players on their roster from the Kansas City metro area.
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K-State is playing its first game without backup forward Achor Achor, who left the team last week for personal reasons. Villanova transfer Brendan Hausen leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15.2 points per game, followed by super-senior forward David N’Gussan with 14.2 points and 6.8 rebounds.
With the shot clock winding down, Drake’s Mitch Mascari leans in for a 3-pointers — he’s now 5-for-5 — and K-State falls behind 29-9.
With 7:39 left in the half, K-State still hasn’t cracked double digits, trailing Drake, 25-8. Drake is 9 of 15 from the floor, including 4 of 7 from 3 — Mitch Mascari 4-for-4 — while the Wildcats are 4 of 15 and have been outrebounded 11-6 and turned the ball over four times.
Drake has hit 5 of 9 shots and has assisted on each basket, and leads 14-4 with 11:48 left in the half.
K-State is 2 of 10, 0-for-5 from 3, with three turnovers.
Mobi Ikegwuruka, who had been sidelined with an injury, was the first Wildcat off the bench along with Dug McDaniel for David Castillo at the point two minutes into the game.
Drake races to a 9-0 lead, forcing Jerome Tang to burn a timeout with 15:27 left in the half. The Wildcats are 0 of 5 shooting, including three 3-pointers, and have turned the ball over twice.
Drake, on the other hand, is 4 of 6 with a 3-pointer and looks like the better team so far and it’s not close.
Freshman David Castillo gets his first start for K-State
The Kansas State point guard merry-go-round continues to spin. True freshman David Castillo gets his first career start tonight against Drake, making him the Wildcats’ third point guard to open a game this season.
CJ Jones started eight of the previous nine games and Dug McDaniel one. Interestingly, Castillo played just two minutes the last time out in the Wildcats’ 88-71 loss at St. John’s.
The other starters for the Wildcats tonight are the usual: guards Brendan Hausen and Max Jones, with Coleman Hawkins and David N’Guessan at forward.
Kansas State vs Drake game time today
- Date: Tuesday, Dec. 17
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Location: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Mo.
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Kansas State vs Drake prediction
K-State is a slim favorite and desperate for a victory to build momentum heading into Big 12 play, but Drake has outscored its opponents by nearly 20 points per game and ranks second nationally in scoring defense. Give a slight edge to the Bulldogs.
Prediction: Drake 70, Kansas State 65
Kansas State vs Drake betting odds
Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Tuesday afternoon:
- Spread: Kansas State -1.5
- Over/under: 134.5 points
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Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett network. He can be reached at agreen@gannett.com or on Twitter at @arnegreen.
Typically, we share recruiting scoop in this format. However, though it will still be focused on the Kansas State recruiting efforts, we’re just sharing the visitor sheet so far for the Wildcats when it comes to transfer portal targets.
While one of the first visitors was Oklahoma transfer cornerback Jayden Rowe, who subsequently committed to K-State, there has been plenty others. A trio of offensive line targets were in Manhattan last week.
LINK: Kansas State offensive line visitors
The Wildcats weren’t just busy along the front of the offense. Two receivers were also spotted on the K-State campus last week. That is a position of emphasis in the recruiting cycle because of the attrition and graduation.
LINK: Two wideouts visit Kansas State last week
Joe Klanderman and Van Malone are also diving in the portal. A few defensive backs were on campus as well. Though safety isn’t a huge need, they are interested in adding one. However, they are far from finished at cornerback.
LINK: Defensive backs embark on Manhattan
But the Wildcats aren’t finished at all. This week will be a revolving door of transfer targets also making it through K-State. Two receivers, a running back, a linebacker and two defensive tackles will make it for official visits.
LINK: Visitors on campus this week
We also provide a hint of what is inside below.
- Who is set to be in Manhattan this week?
- Kansas State hosting plethora of wideouts.
- Wildcats have offensive linemen on campus early.
- K-State still working on defensive backs.
That is just a taste of what can be found in our Kansas State recruiting content on a weekly basis throughout the calendar year. There has never been a better time to join the largest community of K-State fans on the internet that converse and discuss the Wildcats on a daily basis.
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PRATT, Kan. (KWCH) – A man died in a Pratt house fire reported Monday afternoon near the intersection of South High Street and West 3rd Street. Pratt police said the man was a father whose wife and three children were inside the home at the time of the fire reported about 3:30 p.m.
Police said the woman and three children safely evacuated the home. The man reportedly was outside when the fire started and went in, concerned that his family could still be inside.
The state fire marshal’s office responded to the scene as part of a “supplemental investigation,” police said.
The investigation’s preliminary results show that the fire’s source might’ve been electrical.
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